Harvesting ears of corn, stubbling potatoes, twisting turnips... I always had very dirty shoes after such field work! That's why there were robust doormats in front of the house entrances, which were usually made by the farmers themselves during the long winter months. Such childhood memories came back to life during a tour of an open-air museum in the Rhön when I stumbled across this somewhat weathered wooden doormat. I'm going to make one of these too! As a precaution, take a photo as a “reminder”. Are you actually allowed to take photos here? - Luckily no one saw it!
The Rhön vacation is over and I'm getting started right away! For a hobby workshop like mine, the material requirements for what at first glance seems like a rather inconspicuous project are quite reasonable! I decide on red beech and first make eleven rungs measuring 25 x 25 x 700. These are then to be screwed onto three pillars (length 490) using stainless steel screws. I saw the V-shaped incisions into the bars using the band saw. Traditionally, such wooden objects usually did not require surface treatment. Since there is still some leftover wood stain in my workshop, I decide to apply it here, even if I might be breaking the style. By the way: I no longer come home from field work with dirty shoes these days. But every time I leave the house, I take off the soles of my shoes so that I don't drag any wood chips from the house outside with me!